That looks okay, but note that if you are the author, set 'Author can post ratings' to yes too.

At the ACP -> GARS -> Types -> click the type, what module set do you have selected in the modules box? Then when you go to the ACP -> GARS -> Modules -> click the module set, what do you see for showthread?

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